he thought would detote that bomb and the federal agents at that point this morning swept in and arrested him. at the last minute, he also allegedly told the agent that he had a suicide backup plan, but that apparently did not work out either. prosecutors say in attempting to destroy the landmark federal reserve building, likely killed untold numbers of bystanders and that he quoted from the man that he called his beloved shake, osama bin laden, to justify the deaths of women and children. he is expected in coursoon. charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, as well as providing support to al- qaeda. he faces up to a maximum of life in prison and now comes word that he may also have been looking at attacking a military

base near baltimore and that he was hoping to affect the outcome of the presidential election. derek. >> quite a mission. any talk from the fbi on how they tracked this guy down? >> reporter: apparently he came here in january with this plan to commit some kind of terrorist act. he went out, you know, trying to connect with al-qaeda agents and as it's usually the case, lucky for us, the al-qaeda agent that he thought he was hooking up with was an under cover fbi agent. they went through this long period of planning, put together a 20-pound bags of explosives and took this drive and it was all rendered safe. he took the action that put him in a position to be criminally charged. >> lucky and good policework.

earlier this year, the fbi arrested a virginia man after he was caught in a sting. he thought he was going to blow up the u.s. capital. his explosives were also ininersed. he is serving a 30 year prison sentence. child care division were on the scene of a bethesda daycare center today. this after four two-year-olds wandered away from the center monday afternoon unnoticed by the people taking care of them. as andrea mccarren reports, the search is on for the good samaritan who spotted those toddlers and brought them back to the nter. >> there was a man who brought him home. i would like to know who he is. i would like to say thank you for finding my baby. >> wendy is overwelmed with gratitude for the unanimous good samaritan who led her two- year-old son, sam, to safety. >> god only knows what would

have happened. it was 4:45, there was a storm rolling in. they were walking betweened parked cars. if he hasn't found them, i don't know what could have happened. >> remarkably, little sam was one of four two-year-olds, three boys and a girl, who walked a block away from the montgomery childcare association's lynnbrook center. the daycare hired a public relations firm to respond to our questions. a statement detailed the steps being taken to ensure this doesn't happen again. the two teachers involved have been fired. >> how could you do this? how could you lose four children? >> wendy still has questions. >> where is my written report telling me what happened? what actions were taken immediately? did you shut down the entire building and count every other child and every other classroom? >> another unanswered question, how long were they gone? andrea mccarren, 9news. >> lots of questions there.

stafford county school officials say they have never seen anything like this. sheriff deputies pulled over a county school bus last friday after getting a call about chaos on board. a spokesperson says unruly students refused to follow sheriff orders and one was tased. a 15-year-old male student is charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and a 15- year-old girl is charged with disorderly conduct. the school system says more disciplinary action with these kids could be coming. a big blow to the prosecution today when a judge threw out first-degree assault charges against two prince georges county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student. matt jablow was in the courtroom when it happened. he joins us live from upper marlboro with more. i guess that was a stunner, matt. >> lesli, day three of the trial brought some major developments and dramatic moments. chief among them, the officer, one of the officers involved in the case was finally called to the stand. 2 1/2 years after the widely publicized incident at college

park. >> open your hands, that's what officer baker claims he was yelling as he was hitting university of maryland student, john mccana with his baton. it was march 3, 2010, in the riotous aftermath of the basketball team's win over duke. james harrison are accused of second-degree assault for repeatedly hitting mckenna, who was unarmed at the time, with their batons. on the witness stand today, baker said he continued hitting mckenna because mckenna refused to show the officers if he had any weapons in his hands, which it turned out, he did not. earlier, immediately after the prosecution rested, officers baker and harrison scored a major victory when he threw out the top charge in the case. first-degree assault, saying prosecutors had failed to meet the legal standard for the charge. >> officer baker finished his testimony just a few minutes

ago. the trial resumes tomorrow when officer harrison might very well take the stand as well. lesli. we'll see what happens, matt, thank you. it looks like the trial for george zimmerman will begin next june. the neighborhood watch volunteer is accused of shooting 17-year-old trayvon martin last february in florida. this morning a judge tentatively set a trial date of june 10, they noted that there are several pretrial motions to resolve. that date could change. zimmerman faces second-degree murder charges in the death of the unarmed teen. anita. controlling the meningitis crisis tops our health alert today. the latest reports for the centers for disease control show 233 people battling infections nationwide. 35 in virginia, 16 in maryland. 15 people have died during the outbreak. the cdc is the nerve center of the response and scrambling to tackle this public health threat. demarco morgan gives us a look at the emergency operation center. >> you may have seen notice

that the case count has gone up in recent days. we think this is mainly because we are doing a better job at finding the cases. >> for some, it's already too late. more than a dozen people have died as a result of the fungal meningitis outbreak and now, with the fda's latest warning to doctors about other medicines, the outbreak is not looking so well for those in affected areas. the warning comes after reports of new illnesses that may be tied to the same company. we spoke with the lead of the clinical investigation. and phil, the director of the division of the emergency operations office. >> up to 14,000 people may have been exposed to one of the three potentially contaminated medication. meningitis is an inflammation or infection of the lining of the brain. it's important to note that

fungal meningitis, unlike some types, is not transmitted from person to person. >> this is the cdc's emergency operation center. >> he gave us a tour of the state of the art facility, keeping a close eye on the outbreak. >> they have the power to respond in a matter of minutes. >> this is where all the information comes n analyzed and decisions are made of how we are going to respond to that potential public health threat. >> a sure reality for a number of cases now and the families who have lost loved ones as a result. demarco morgan, 9news now. >> joining me now is the director of the washington pain center. doctor, you just chaired a meeting this past weekend on this meningitis crisis with anesthesiologists. >> we had in washington, d.c., 14,500 anesthesiologists here for our scientific meeting. we put this meeting together in three dais because we realize how important it is for patients as well as physicians to make sure we get the right

information out there. >> are we going to see more cases as other drugs are investigated from the same compounding pharmacy in new england? >> the answer is yes. these mold infections -- you can present up to four to eight weeks after an injection. the majority of injections that we have been using are a medication called cenalog, the first batch that was infected with the smaller fungag. >> fungas. >> why is this one pharmacy oviding medication to so many people? >> that's exactly right. compounding pharmacist have yewsed a great niche in taking care of patients. here what happened, because of medication shortages, we as physicians have tremendous shortages because of either cost or too much litigation in the united states. so a lot of products aren't made. so because of this, compounding pharmacists, we can do this on your behalf. so where it was, one or two

viles for a particular patient, it now becomes thousands of viles are out there. so they are trying to fit a need. >> how does a patient protect him or herself? >> easy. the first thing they need is information. they need to be aware of who is their physician that is providing their care for them. what is your qualifications. two, when you go interview that physician, where do you get your medications? this is a very reasonable question to ask. where are you getting it from? are you getting it from a reputable pharmaceutical house or knockoff, maybe compounding agents or something like that. >> doctor, thank you. >> you're very welcome. less than 24 hours after the two presidential candidates who were squaring off in that oh so heated debate, both were back in battleground states today. as danielle nottingham reports, president obama is reenergized and governor mitt romney isn't backing down. >> with the shades to himself

in a key battleground state. >> hello, iowa. >> president obama continued his contentious debate with mitt romney. >> let's recap what we learned last night. the tax plan doesn't add up. his jobs plan doesn't create jobs. his deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit. >> in chesapeake, virginia, governor mitt romney offered his own recap of highlights. >> i love these debates, you know, these things are great. and i think it's interesting that the president still doesn't have an agenda for a second term. >> with less than three weeks until election day, the president and his republican challenger are running t of time to sway undecided voters. both are focusing on women. the president is running with governor romney's debate comments about recruiting women for his massachusetts administration. >> got to tell you, we don't have to collect binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women ready to learn and

teach in these fields right now. >> romney is focusing on how women faired. >> why is it that there are 3.6 million women in poverty today than when the president took office. this president has failed america's women. >> cbs news asked a group of about 500 uncommitted voters who won the debate. they gave a slight edge to the president. cbs news, the white house. >> now governor romney's day in virginia isn't quite over yet. he is scheduled to hold a rally tonight at 6:30. 9news will be there. also coming up, we take a closer look at some of the facts and the fictions from last night's debate. plus, some of the moments that still are making a mark in cyber space. >> we are tracking another cold front for thursday. we'll let you know what that means for your morning and evening commute. >> two hikers lost and then

found. i'm surae chinn. i'll tell you how they survived this ordeal coming up next.

after four days in the wilderness, two hikers are safe at home. our surae chinn caught up with jason in herndon just this afternoon. she joins us live and surae, they really did fear for their lives. >> they really did, but you know what? they are thankful they are home. these two hikers were gone for four days stranded and so you know, they only had enough food for two days. what they did, get this. they rationed their cliff bars and what they did was, they took only a quarter of their energy bar, took one quarter for each person per day. >> there's so much snow.

there was no trail to be seen. >> 32-year-old jason from richmond and neil from herndon set out in the back country of glaisher national park. they were half way up the mountain when something terrible went wrong. pecken slipped and fell. >> when he fell, i was okay after he stopped sliding down the hill. >> worse still, their map blew away, they were lost in whiteout conditions. >> couldn't tell whether we should be going down or up because the map would have pulled us up. >> safest thing was to hunker down. the experienced hikers used their instincts. >> we had an s.o.s. sign out of burnt logs on the hillside. >> they were stranded for four days, rationing energy bars, 50 rescuers scoured the area on the ground and in the air. >> once we knew that people were actually looking, we felt better, but it was discouraging to have them fly over your head and not see you. after we knew they were looking, it was just a matter

of how long can we wait it out? >> the hikers never thought they wouldn't make it out alive, at least not for very long. >> fleeting thoughts at the time. you don't think about that at all. >> but it was their families who feared the worst. >> we were laying there thinking about what are our wives thinking? what are our families thinking? we can't do anything to change, because there's no way to communicate with them. >> they are very strong minded and they also continue to say they had ready made meals that they haven't dug into and they could have lasted six to seven more days. as for climbing up more mountains, they said their wives probably won't be having any of that for quite some time. by the way, they lost 15-pounds in their four-day ordeal. back to you. >> wow, amazing that they are alive to tell the story. derek. a crash involving a metro bus put eight people in the hospital today. this is at vermont avenue in

northwest. investigators say a van slammed into the back of that bus and most of the victims, as you might imagine, suffered neck and back injuries. investigators are trying to figure out why that van hit the bus. after about a year of work and $6 million in spending, a brand-new and wider bridge officially opened over route 50 in arlington today. representatives of the virginia department of transportation joined with the arlington county officials for the bridge ribbon cutting. the entire concrete deck of the 100 foot span had been replaced. that bridge was widened by 27 people. fairfax county has a new plan to transform tyson's corner into a downtown hub. the county's board of supervisors approved a 40 year funding plan that sets up a new tax district to pay for roads. under the plan, real estate taxes would increase by about 8%. the project would generate about $250 million from landowners over the next 40 years in tyson's. today, the national park service announced how you can

get your tickets for this year's national christmas tree lighting ceremony. the ticket lottery starts next thursday and you can find a link at wusa9.com or if you cannot get to a computer, you can call 877-444-6777 to enter. the lighting will be held on december 6 and 17,000 tickets are available through the lottery and we have been very close. very close on those previous evenings out there bundled up. >> it's hard to think about it on a day like today. it's around the corner. >> what a gorgeous day. we were just about average for temperatures. wow, what a day, and looking at a cold front tomorrow and believe it or not, we run the risk of thunderstorms late tomorrow and tomorrow night, so thursday is a code yellow day. let's start with a live look outside. it is our michael and son weather cam. that is beautiful. i tell you what, temperatures are still in the upper 60s. dew points a little higher, in the upper 40s, which will keep

it from going low. that and the wind out of the south at 8. pressure steady, 29.93 inches of mercury. so a very nice evening. satellite picture, radar combined, we showed you this front yesterday. it is actually generating showers and storms through missouri as well as iowa and this whole front is going to roll through late tomorrow. i still think the bulk of the day thursday will be very nice. certainly a dry morning commute. but high clouds right now, high and mid level clouds will play cat and mouse with us tonight and tomorrow, but we'll still see a fair amount of sun in the morning on thursday. temperatures in the 60s, a couple 70s. 66 in great falls. 65 in fairfax. we're looking at 65 in vienna. 65 in old town. 70 in college park and 64 over in bowie. a very nice evening. so, showers and storms are on the way. mild and dry tonight. the morning commute on friday. the evening commute mainly dry, especially if you are east of town. if you are headed out 50 toward

annapolis, you're going to escape the showers when you get home, unless you get home late. thursday night, different story. wet with showers, rain, and thunderstorms. for tonight, partly to mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. 46 to 54. winds south, southeast 10 tay 15. now tomorrow morning, partly sunny, breezy and mild. you might want to throw a light jacket in. 40s and 50s. we have that south, southeast wind 10 to 15. by afternoon, again, most of the afternoon pretty good shape. breezy and mild. a late shower possible. high temperatures around 70 and winds out of the southeast at about 10 to 20. we could see a late storm west of town as well. so, thursday, zone forecast, 58 in oakland. storms there first, obviously. they are so far west. storms could be there by 1:00 or 2:00. 66 in cumberland with some storms. 72 in culpeper. further east you go, less of a chance you have of storms until night fall. 71 downtown. 70 in annapolis. there's a small craft advisory

for the bay and title potomac for thursday. so tomorrow, yellow alert, late storms, 71. still nice on friday. i know i have a drop here. the bulk of friday will be fine. cooler on saturday, temperatures back in the mid 60s. you know what? that is a good thing. going to be great for the homecoming university of maryland and howard university. a little milder on sunday. upper 60s and then 70s monday and tuesday. maybe a left over shower late on wednesday. temperatures still mild in the low 70s. >> take that. >> i think that's a pretty good fall forecast. thanks, top. coming up, women bare their breasts to help others in the breast cancer treatment. we'll talk about bra day, what it means in a few minutes. but first, taking stock after an earthquake surprises folks just sitting down to their dinner.

new englanders still a bit in shock today after an earthquake just rocked them yesterday. it happened around a quarter past 7:00 last night. the epicenter of the 4.0 quake was actually in portland, maine, but states as far away as connecticut felt the tremors. the rare occurrence caught some

folks by surprise. >> what is that? >> the earthquake. >> oh my gosh. i never felt one in my life. >> okay, they didn't exactly jump up and run out. no major damage or injuries, and the nuclear power plant say they weren't affected. >> the trembler came before a region wide earthquake drill. a reminder we need to practice. fief five states and d.c. are participanting. the drill is supposed to prepare you for earthquakes like the one that occurred yesterday. 1.6million people have already registered. still ahead tonight on 9, the fallout from the doping scandal in the cycling world cost lance armstrong not one, but two prominent roles. >> newlyweds have plenty to

worry about, but one jeweler is offering up a deal he feels a lot of couples may be over looking. but first, where is the line between aggressive and rude? it is one of the questions we are asking our u.s.a. today fact checker about last night's debate. that's coming up.

the day after the second presidential debate, people are still talking about the heat the exchanges between president obama and governor mitt romney.

if you watched, you couldn't miss it and most of those came over who was telling the truth and who was selling some spin. so joining me now is ray locker. he's codirector of the fact checker efforts. very busy night. let's start with mitt romney's claims about job creation. listen to this. >> we have not made the progress we need to make to put people back to work. that's why i have a five point plan that gets america 12 million new jobs in four years and rising take home pay. >> so from what we know of governor romney's plan, will he be able to create those jobs? >> anybody would be able to create those jobs. independent reports, says 12 million jobs will be created in the next four years. >> regardless? >> regardless of who is president. >> okay. >> so, there's a little bit of truth to it, but it may not be a romney thing. it's misleading. now to the issue that brought the most sparks. when they talked energy, it got really intense. the candidates in this exchange

are talking about claims of the federal government cutting leases on public land. listen to this. >> what we did was take away those leases and we are now rerenting them so we can make a profit. >> and production on public land is down. >> production is wn 14%. and production -- >> what you are saying is not true. >> it's absolutely true. look. there's no question, but people recognize that we have not produced more oil and gas on federal lands and federal waters. >> so, if you were able to listen to that, other than being captivated by their exchanges there, what was the truth? >> well, the 14% reduction in oil production on federal land was true at one time. also factored in the moratorium on offshore drilling after the deep water horizon disaster in 2010. so in a way, it's blaming the ceo of honda for having a bad year after the tsunami in japan. >> so, again, everything is

really nuancey. the consulate in benghazi. let's listen to this. >> i think it's interesting the president just said something, which on the day after the attack, he went to the rose garden and said that this was an act of terror. you said in the rose garden, the day after the attack, it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration. is that what you are saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> i want to make sure we get that for the record. it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> he did in fact, sir. let me call it an act of terror in the rose garden. he did call it an act of terror. it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot of this tape to come out. you correct about that. >> that was the one point

where you heard people clapping. so clearly that conversation ressic enated. you would think this would be an easy thing to fact check, but is it? >> it is sort of. i reread the transcript of his remarks on september 12 in the rose garden and he did say it was an act of terror. referred to acts of terror. in the context of his speech, he was obviously talking about what happened to am ambassador chris stevens and the three others. he didn't say this specific attack is in an act of terror. but it makes sense. >> you fact checkers had to be on your game this go around and president obama was criticized for the first debate as pretty much, he didn't show up. this time, he showed up, he was on fire. so was governor romney. but the question really is, did either of them cross the line between being disagreeable and just being flat out rude? >> well, it's a political debate. the stakes are very high. the partisans on both sides want their candidate to be

forceful. it's in the eye of the beholder. in my personal opinion, nobody did. that's the way these things work nowadays. if you don't like somebody, you're going to think he was the rude one and your guy did everything right. >> what we can definitely say is it was a lot more animated than the first one, everybody can agree on that. ray locker, thank you so much for coming in today and giving us perspective. you can always check the facts at wusa9.com. 12 and a quarter million tweets and facebook comments went flying through cyber space. that's according to blue fin labs, which study social media's reaction to televised events. and some of the topics still trending tonight are moderator, candy crowley, as focus rate her performance, and a binder full of women and we'll have more on that in 15 minutes. anita. >> today is bra day, no, not a

celebration of women's brassieres, but breast reconstruction awareness day. the reason for it, plastic surgeons say 70% of women in this country are never told about all of their post cancer reconstructive choices. in tonight's health alert, how some survivors are changing things by baring it all. >> it took four surgeries to get here. >> kim isn't shy about showing breast cancer patients her body. she had a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery at the same time. says she couldn't be happier with the results. >> it was very, very important to share that experience with other women. i didn't want them just to have to look at a photo. >> some women are never shown surgical results or told that there are newer, cutting edge techniques that can improve results tremendously. >> oftentimes we'll see patients in here that had the mastectomy and just were never told they could have the reconstruction at the same time or at all. >> at the national center for plastic surgery, women can see an ipad full of examples of

what different reconstructive techniques look like. dr. mark says they often work together with cancer surgeons from the start on how the breast will be reshaped after a tumor is removed. they call it oncoplasty. >> the old goal of breast reconstruction was have the patient look normal with a bra and clothing on. since that time with advancements in technology, particularly in reconstructive surgery, the new goal is to actually have your breast look better than when you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. >> women like kim say they are living proof, such outcomes are possible. and singer, song writer, jewel, is lending her voice in support of this campaign. she written a song with proceeds benefiting the breast reconstruction awareness fund. >> when i was writing the song, there were a lot of survivors that came to mind. i am amazed at how resilient women are. they find the courage to say, i'm going to fight on and i'm going to be better.

>> for more information on how to down load jewel's new song or get involved in bra day, check out the link on the health page of our website, wusa9.com. nike is parting ways with lance armstrong. the clothing and footwear company says it's because it calls insurmountable evidence that the former cycling champ was a doper, armstrong announced today he is stepping down as chair of his live strong cancer charity. he wants to make sure the group can focus on its mission instead of his problems. armstrong will remain on the live strong board. anita. >> still to come tonight, the redskins get ready for a division rivalry. and up next, those life guard lost their jobs for having fun at the pool, but that's not the end of the story. gangham style.

some new information about those life guards. the california crew earned national attention when they were fired last month for making their own version of the video, gangham style. they violated employee conduct standards by dancing under water and on diving boards, but

now the city council has voted to give them their jobs back. that is pending a review of the center's management. >> it was really a funny video. okay, have you ever had this dilema? it's engagement season and hunting season. you can't decide whether to buy that ring or that gun. well, worry no more. there's a jeweler in iowa who is offering a free rifle for guys who spend $1,199 on an engagement ring. interesting duo there. jewelry by harold is running the deal through october. coming up, mitt romney is not the first person to have binders full of women. >> they brought us binders full of women. >> he may be the first one to admit it. i'm just saying.

we are saying what you have been saying. we are back with anita, lesli, and j. c. hayward. here is governor mitt romney. >> we took a concerted effort to find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. i went to a number of women's groups and said, could you help

us find folks and they brought us binders full of women. >> sounds funny and a lot of people thought so. it had its own twitter account by the end of the night. ladies, did you think anything of the binders full of women? >> didn't bother me at all. i liked the fact he wanted to have women in his campaign. that was the important issue. i focused on that. >> i was watching the debate at u.s.a. today with the political team there. we got a laugh out of it. but again, nobody thought it was in any way trying to be disparabling to women. he didn't say it in the most eloquent way. what you see is on social media, the campaign is jumping on this and making it even bigger, like big bird. >> clearly, if governor romney had a chance to do it over, he would have chosen his words carefully. what he was intending to say, listen, we did all we could to get women in these key positions. debates are about moments. this was one of the signature moments in the debate. it's something everybody is talking about and we should

expect both sides to pounce on it, which they have. >> in the social media era, everything blows up much bigger. speaking of things blowing up, racist and sexist. homecoming rally at an upstate high school is being called, three white male students reenacted the domestic abuse accident between chris brown and rihanna. two students in black face. the photo of the event went viral, some folks are upset. other kids say wait a second, these kids were just having fun, what's the big deal? what do you say? >> the big deal is, there's a history in this country. let's start with struggling to find the humor in reenacting a domestic abuse incident. it's not funny, black face, these kids may not have known what it meant. it's worse that the adult cosigned. they approve this skit. they saw it. so let's school everybody on what black face is. it's not just theatrical makeup. these were charactertures of african americans make it look

like we enjoyed second class citizenship in this country. it proliferated racial images. it was not funny then. it is not funny now. >> that's why i don't like lesli. >> i'm sorry. >> let's go to anita. >> again, where is the humor in this and where are the adults saying go ahead and do this? you can imagine that kids may do some stupid things, some inappropriate things and in some cases, some racist things, where are the adults stepping in to say this is not funny on so many levels. >> is it the fact that it was domestic abuse? i watch saturday night live and they'll have a white actor put on makeup. what is wrong with that? >> wrong, wrong, wrong. this country has come too far for us to revert back to those days. it's just wrong. it is sexist, it's racist, and since when is violence against women funny? >> i think that's the main point. i just don't think it's funny.

what is funny? >> nothing is funny about anything they did. >> let's move on. a breast cancer survivor wrote a blog recently about dating and sex and love after dealing with that terrible disease. she is very frank about it. she has mixed feelings. she is a single woman, she is getting out there and think about showing her new body to lovers and it's a little troublesome. >> and she is half way through the reconstructive process, right? she doesn't have nipples yet. she has reconstruction after the surgery. >> i was going to let you tell that part. >> having to think about dating, love, and sexuality, that's tough. >> fact she is able to talk about it says something about how far we have come. it says a lot about how much has been done to give women their dignity back and j.c. i'm thinking about you because i know early on in your diagnosis, you considered reconstructive surgery and pulled back. >> let's cut to the chase, okay. if i'm dating -- first off, you

know, i'm a six month survivor of breast cancer. all right. i thought about having reconstructive surgery. i didn't have to do that. i didn't have to have a mastectomy. i was blessed, god blessed me with some knockers, but i didn't have to have a mastectomy. but let me tell you something. if i was dating a man and he had a problem because i didn't have breasts or i didn't have a nipple or whatever because i have gone through breast cancer, i would kick him to a curb in a new york minute. he would be out of my life. >> he can see your value, then they are not valuable. >> a young woman who is single -- it has to be a tough thing. to have that conversation. >> that's a tough moment. and i saw the website where all these women, so courageous, put themselves out there to show the scars of this disease and i was blown away by what these ladies go through. we think you are cured, everything is over, you are

back to being yourself, but it's a different self, you know. and any guy that has to deal with it, you have to feel good. i think you have to have -- >> that's the important thing. >> it is. >> right. but you have to have that conversation with the guy at the same time, because nobody would want to have that and not know. >> excuse me, not know what? finish that sentence. >> my point is -- before there is that kind of intimacy, you have to talk about it so he understands what the deal is. that's all i'm saying. >> she's saying that's a difficult conversation to have and it's real. and it's real. >> all right, let's move on. you don't think he needs to have the conversation? >> what does he have to understand? he has to understand that she has survived a disease that could have taken her life. that's all he needs to understand. >> alex rodriguez that got

benched because he was not playing well. apparently he decided to score with two blonds up in the stands and they are not hard on the eyes. the new york post reports that a-rod hit one of these ladies, ask for the number. >> put his number on the ball. >> he did. >> i think he wanted to put her number on it and throw it back. >> he had some game off the field, but his game on the field was not that good because his team lost bad. >> he wasn't playing. >> and he wasn't playing. the fact that you could be that distracted during a championship series says a lot about who you are. >> desperate. i mean, come on. >> i don't think a-rod is desperate. >> he did that out of desperation. >> we could use a term from last night, but we'll be appropriate. >> what are you saying? a-rod has binders full of women? >> honest, he probably does. that form in that particular moment.

>> topper shutt, give us some weather. >> i think we better move to weather, that's a good idea. here's a live look outside. see the trees beginning to turn now around the white house. 67, high was 69. dew points upper 40s. it's not going to be terribly cold. pressure is steady at 29.93 inches of mercury. mild and dry tonight. morning commute on thursday, dry, evening commute mainly dry. thursday night, a mess. rain, showers, and thunderstorms. let's take you through the future cast now. in the morning, just a few clouds here and there. you'll need your sunglasses for thursday, everyone though -- even though we have thousanders and storms in the forecast. you see a line of showers and storms developing in the mountains. yes, a couple scattered showers around, but the main event is going to be after sunset on thursday. so again, a lot of the commute will be dry going home,

especially east of town. partly to mostly cloud, breezy, mild, 46 to 54. tomorrow in the morning, partly sunny, a fair amount of sunshine in the morning. breezy and mild, 40s and 50s. by afternoon, not a bad day for the most part. a late shower is possible. highs around 70, but i think the main event will be thursday evening and early thursday night. next three days, yellow alert on thursday, late storms, 71. nice on friday, 72. maybe a shower, but the bulk of that day will be nice. cooler, bright but brisk on saturday. temperatures in the mid 60s. sunday, well we are good shape. back in the upper 60s. upper 70s tuesday. maybe a shower on wednesday, but still mild. temperatures in the low 70s. >> that's a good looking -- coming up, the latest on tonight's breaking news. a man arrested for plotting to blow up the federal reserve building in new york city. also ahead, police reveal if their damaged speed camera

is the result of an accident or act of revenge. >> but first, after the big win at home against the vikings, the redskins prepare to hit the road. tough challenge against the nfc east rival, new york giants. they are also the super bowl champs. we'll go inside the skins locker room coming up.

and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> redskins are fresh off a big performance by robert

griffin, iii, and their first win at home in eight games. they are prepared to open divisional play. the skins are open to regain part of the lead in the tough nfc east. dianne roberts has more on one of the biggest rivalries in football. >> grossman for the end zone, touchdown. >> the redskins and giants have met each other 160 times before. with the giants dominating the all-time theory, 892-# 92-4. that was then and this is now. >> it gives us confidence knowing we can compete with anybody in the league because they won the super bowl last year and we didn't finish this well, but we beat them twice. that gives us confidence. two different teams this year. >> with a win sunday, washington would tie new york for first place in the rough and tumble nfc east. >> it's about four quarters of football.

it's about taking care of the football and forcing turnovers. >> physical, that's it. black and blue, it's going to get nasty out there and that's what it is all about. >> different atmosphere. it's not hate, it's just excitement in the air. it's going to be fun. >> this will be the first divisional matchup for robert griffin, iii, and runningback, alfred morris. so is anything different? >> this is my first time at it, so before i make a division game and i have a better emphasis. >> do something different out there, get to play against a division folks, "new york times" super bowl champions and i look forward to it. >> players are chomping at the bit to face the super bowl champ and take care of business. for 9sports, i'm dianne roberts. >> we are headed into week seven of the nfl season. this is the first test for the skins. it's the latest that happened since play began in 1970. we'll have more, plus more

fallout for lance armstrong coming up later in sports. this is 9news now. >> we are tracking that breaking news out of new york city where the fbi says a man wanted to detonate a bomb outside the federal reserve, just blocks away from the world trade center site in manhattan. >> that man was arrested in a sting operation this morning after he parked a van filled with what he thought were explosives outside the set. and then tried to blow it up with a cell phone. >> tonight, that man is facing charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide support for al-qaeda. bruce leshan is outside federal reserve headquarters here in washington with more on the story. bruce. >> yeah, lesli, here is the criminal complaint that we have just gotten. it has incredible detail of this long investigation, including word of a possible code conspirator. we don't know the status at this point. cbs just